Prince Harry Sent a Cheeky Birthday Message to Usain Bolt

Let’s all revisit that time in 2012 that Prince Harry raced Usain Bolt and looked like a happy little kid whose opponent was clearly letting him win by a long shot. Just look at Harry’s smile as he pulls ahead of the world’s fastest man. Look at how effortlessly Bolt floats across the track. Kensington Palace wanted to flashback to this moment, too, in honor of the fastest man in the world’s birthday. Bolt’s royal opponent sent him a message on Kensington Palace’s official Twitter account. “Now that you’re officially the greatest, you might be ready for a re-run,” his royal cheekiness quipped.

Bolt, who made history this Olympics by being the first runner to win both the 100m and 200m races in three consecutive Olympic Games, turned 30 on Sunday. The world first learned his name at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, where he also debuted, for the first time in the Olympic arena, his signature victory pose, “The Lightning Bolt.”

At nearly 32 years old, Prince Harry might have a couple of years more life experience under his belt, but he should probably let Bolt be the one to leave it all out on the track.

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